UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Unit Director - Multiple Teams

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCalifornia, USA$275k - $290kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.
A Registered Nurse license in the State of California is required.
At least two years of experience as a supervisor or manager in an inpatient setting is required.
Strong hospital management experience and progressive, in-depth expertise in patient care services are required.
Knowledge of hospital or clinic operations in a hospital or medical center setting and of appropriate professional standards for the department and team is required.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster effective communication and collaborative decision-making across multiple units and disciplines are required.
Leadership, fiscal, and operations management skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, management, and staff across disciplines, are required.
Ability to create and maintain a goal-oriented climate of teamwork, collaboration, and consistent achievement of objectives is required.
Strong knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology and patient care workflows and processes is required.
Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and related legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments is required.

Responsibilities

Design and oversee nursing and administrative operations in the Children's Medical Surgical Unit, Children's Transitional Care Unit, and Children's Neuroscience Specialty Unit.
Plan and coordinate staffing, fiscal, and material resources for the units.
Assist with developing and implementing new programs and policies.
Develop and implement operational processes to ensure quality patient care across large departments or multiple units.
Participate in developing and implementing patient care practices that meet internal policy, external regulations, and accepted standards across the continuum of care.
Partner with leadership across services to develop and implement policies and procedures for coordinating care for all patient populations.
Represent nursing units and/or the medical center on interdisciplinary committees addressing patient care topics, including patient satisfaction, quality improvement, workflow efficiency, and clinical information systems.
Provide mentorship and leadership to nurse leaders; review and approve individual leadership and professional development plans with succession planning needs in mind.
Coordinate resource needs, review and approve budgetary recommendations, and prepare and review analyses of variances in budgeted revenues and expenses.
Promote collaborative decision-making and shared governance across departments or patient care units, ensuring nursing practice has a shared voice and ideas are exchanged to improve nursing and patient care outcomes.
Recruit employees, conduct performance evaluations, administer progressive discipline, and develop staff.
Work with clinical educators and leadership to evaluate core competencies in nursing units.
Collaborate with information technology managers to develop and implement new or improved patient care information systems and coordinate efforts across multiple units.
Collaborate with subordinate management to recommend and maintain adequate staffing levels; advise senior leaders on administrative and nursing issues, unit needs, and resolutions; and design and coordinate a patient flow system.
Work with labor relations on local bargaining-unit issues and contract negotiations; oversee resolution of human resources, labor relations, employee safety, and risk management issues.

Desired Qualifications

A Master's degree in nursing or a relevant area is preferred.
CPN or another relevant certification is preferred.
Leadership experience in a pediatric acute care academic setting is preferred.
Experience working in pediatric medical/surgical or transitional care is preferred.

The Unit Director designs and oversees nursing and administrative operations in the Children's Medical Surgical Unit, Children's Transitional Care Unit, and Children's Neuroscience Specialty Unit at Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco. Accountable for the overall administrative planning and coordination of the staffing, fiscal and material resources. Assists with the development and implementation of new programs and policies. Direct reports are Assistant Unit Directors, clinical nurses, and support staff.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Registered Nurse in the State of California
Minimum of two years of experience as a supervisor/manager in an inpatient setting.
Strong hospital management experience, with progressive and in-depth expertise in patient care services.
Knowledge of hospital/clinic operations in a hospital or medical center setting; knowledge of appropriate professional standards for the department and team.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster and promote an environment for effective communication and collaborative decision-making across multiple units and disciplines.
Excellent leadership, fiscal and operations management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, management and staff from all disciplines.
Ability to create and maintain a goal-oriented climate of teamwork, collaboration and consistent achievement of objectives.
Strong knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology and patient care workflows and processes.
Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, as well as related legislative, accreditation, licensing and compliance environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in nursing or relevant area
CPN or other relevant certification
Leadership experience in a pediatric acute care academic setting.
Experience working in pediatric med/surg or transitional care.

% of time	Essential Function (Yes/No)	Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor)
20	yes	Develops and implements operational processes to ensure quality patient care across large departments and / or multiple units
10	yes	Participates in the development and implementation of patient care practices which meet internal policy, external regulations, and accepted standards across the continuum of care
10	yes	Partners with leadership across services (eg. outpatient, children's, cancer center, etc) to develop and implement policies and procedures for coordination of care for all patient populations



10	yes	Represents nursing units within purview, and / or medical center wide on interdisciplinary committees. Addresses a range of patient care topics impacting the medical center and / or health system, such as patient satisfaction levels, quality improvement initiatives, workflow efficiencies and clinical information systems.

10	yes	Provides mentorship / leadership to nurse leaders. Reviews and approves individual leadership / professional development plans, with succession planning needs in mind.

10	yes	Coordinates the resource needs for areas of responsibility, including the review and approval of budgetary recommendations. Prepares and reviews variance analyses of budgeted revenues and expenses.

10	yes	Promotes an environment for collaborative decision making and shared governance across large departments and / or multiple patient care units. Ensures a shared voice in nursing practice and the exchange of ideas to continually improve nursing and patient care outcomes.

10	yes	Responsible for employee recruitment, performance evaluation, progressive discipline and staff development. Instills strong management practices to create a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and timely achievement of goals and objectives. Works with clinical educators and leadership to evaluate core competencies in nursing units.


5	yes	Collaborates with IT managers to develop and implement new or improved patient care information systems and coordinates efforts across large and / or multiple units
10	yes	Collaborates with subordinate management to recommend and maintain adequate staffing levels, Advises senior leaders of administrative and nursing issues, the needs of individual units, and resolution. Designs and coordinates a patient flow system.

5	yes	Works collaboratively with labor relations on bargaining unit issues and contract negotiations at the local level. Facilitates and oversees resolution of human resources, labor relations, employee safety and risk management issues.

Budgeted Job Salary Range: 275,000-290,000

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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Founded: 1864

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